Tutor profile: Maya N.

Maya N.

Harvard Graduate Student and Experienced Tutor and Writing Coach

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Questions

Subject: Spanish

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Question:

Como se conjuga el verbo "correr" en el pretérito. How do you conjugate the verb "to run" in the preterite?

Maya N.

Answer:

Me desperté muy tarde esta mañana, así que corrí a clase. Tu te despertaste muy tarde esta mañana, así que corriste a clase. Ella se despertó muy tarde esta mañana, así que corrío a clase. Ellos se despiertaron muy tarde esta mañana, así que corrieron a clase. Nosotros nos despertamos muy tarde esta mañana, así que corrimos a clase.

Subject: Writing

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Question:

How might one develop their writing skills?

Maya N.

Answer:

Read! Then read some more. Write every day. Trash what you've written (or 75% of it), take a reading break, and then rewrite what you wrote before.

Subject: English

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Question:

What are some elements of style that can help facilitate a close reading of a text?

Maya N.

Answer:

A reader can consider diction (word choice), syntax (sentence structure), tone, and/or form.

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